Axonius, a cybersecurity asset management platforms provider, has raised $200 million in a Series E extension financing round and will use the capital to accelerate product innovation and expand its reach worldwide. Existing investor Stripes took part in the latest funding round led by venture capital firms Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners, Axonius said Tuesday.

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Carahsoft Technology‘s reseller partners will begin offering Axonius Federal Systems‘ cybersecurity asset management tool as part of the two companies’ team-up. Carahsoft said Friday it entered into an agreement to be the master government aggregator of Axonius’ Cybersecurity Asset Management platform. Axonius’ products allow users to view real-time, up-to-date asset inventory, and help them identify […] More

Axonius‘ federal business arm has achieved authorization to offer its cyber asset inventory management to defense and government customers following the completion of a prototype project with the Defense Innovation Unit and a production pilot with the Defense Information Systems Agency. The company said Thursday the technology met the criteria for success outlined in the […] More

Axonius‘ federal arm has helped the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services implement a company-built platform for the agency to manage and secure information technology infrastructure. CMS has worked with the cybersecurity asset management platform vendor over the past year to establish a process to automate asset data access, Axonius said Thursday. The agency chose […] More

Bobby Saxon, a retired U.S. Army colonel and outgoing deputy director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of Information Technology, is set to rejoin the industry as a vice president at Leidos. In a LinkedIn post, Saxon said he will focus on customer advocacy in his new role at Leidos. Saxon held […] More

Axon Enterprise obtained a high-impact status certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its cloud-based Software-as-a-Service platform, Axon FedCloud system. The new designation was an upgrade from the company’s previous moderate-level impact status and allows the technology company to better handle workflows for digital evidence management, situational awareness and records management, Axon […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $60 million contract to Axon to provide the VA Police with in-car and body cameras and software technology. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract provides for Axon’s Fleet 3 in-car cameras, Body 3 cameras and automated license plate reader powered by artificial intelligence technology, the company announced Thursday. Veterans integrated […] More

Tom Kennedy, formerly vice president of public sector at Rubrik, has joined Axonius to serve as VP at the software company’s government-focused subsidiary. As VP of Axonius Federal Systems, Kennedy will be tasked to continue scaling the business following a 152 percent year-over-year growth in 2021 and to expand its federal marketplace footprint, the company […] More

Axonius‘ Cybersecurity Asset Management 4.0-f technology has secured certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership for meeting the Common Criteria international security standard. The milestone allows government agencies that require NIAP validation from vendors to use Cybersecurity Asset Management for monitoring devices and enforcing automated security policies on their cyber environments, the startup said Thursday. […] More

Dedrone has secured $30.5 million in an Axon-led Series C financing that the San Francisco, California-based startup plans to use to support its development of technology for protecting airspace against unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles. Aaditya Devarakonda, CEO of Dedrone, said in a statement published Friday the investment underscores the company’s ability to deliver drone detection […] More

Axon and drone maker Fotokite will jointly offer livestreaming-capable unmanned aerial systems in U.S. and Canadian public safety markets. Axon said Tuesday its Respond operations platform will provide real-time wireless livestreaming to operators of the Fotokite Sigma UAS. Fotokite Sigma will also integrate with Axon’s Evidence platform, which allows users to securely store and manage […] More

Axon and DroneSense have partnered to introduce an integrated software platform for law enforcement professionals to obtain situational awareness and manage evidence through live-stream footage from public safety unmanned aircraft systems. The Axon Air Powered by DroneSense offering is scheduled to be available in the third quarter of 2021 and will incorporate drone program and […] More